The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
Gladstone has written declining to
interfere actively in the international
arbitration movement.

Gladstone has written declining tc
interfere actively in the international
arbitration movement
Ex-Secretary Manning is reported
critically i'll at Albany NY. His physi
clan is non-cOmmital.
Ira Paine last Saturday completed his
600 shots, fifty yards distance, with pis-
tol, making grand total of 5,279 out of
a possible 5000, or 1O7 more than F. E.
Bennett recently made.
An important bill in chancery has been
filed in the United States Circuit court
at Chicago by the Pullman Palace Car
company against the Wagner Place Car
company and Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway to prevent the infringe
ment of Pullman's patents on vestibule
trains
The London Missionery Society ha
received news that Missionary Jones
in the employ of that body has been ex-
PEELED from the Loyalty Islands by force
sent specially to the Islands from New
Caledonia. He has arrived at Sydney,
n. S. W., and has formally protested to
the governor against his expulsion.
Sheehy, NJ. p, arrested under the
crimes act, was last week sentenced to
three years Imprisonment at hard labor.
Notice of appeal was given. Sheehy was
admitted to bail. Upon being released
he was arrested on the charge of having
participated in the meeting at Clonmel.
Bail was refused, and the prisoner was
taken to Clonmel jail.
The feud between the Adams and Cas-
| we'll factions broke out again last Sunday
| night in Rock Castle county, KY, when,
after church services, Frank Adams was
killed by one of the Caswells. Since
then Frank Haselton, James Ll1nsford
James Townsend, Tom jackson and two
others, names unknown, have been
wounded and several houses have been
burned.
Secretary Fairchild has decided to ap-
point Perry G. Smith, of New Jersey, as
chief of the appointment division Of
the treasury department in place of Eu-
gene Higgins resigned. ':r. Smith is
cousin Of the secretary and holds the po-
sition Of disbursing clerk Of the postoffice
department and was personally co,npli-
mented for his business capacity by the
postmaster general in his last annual re-
The case of VIM. Showers. who has
been on trial several days, charged with
having murdered his two grand children
at lebanon, Pa, was given to the ]1'r!
asst Saturday. During the closing hours
of the trial Stephen Showers, son OF the
accused. testified in reference to letters
which his father had written him from
prison asking him to swear falsely. 80 as
to clear the old man. The son sad he
could not take false oath, even 10 save
his own fathers neck.
| A bulletin issued by DIR. Mackenzie
states that the appearance OF the crown
nr;nce's throat confirms the previous null
jetins issued by the physicians in charge
A small growth has made its appearance
m the left ventricnlar band. and the
|tnmor which formed in October has DIM
;nished in size. The other doctors IN at
tendance on the crown prince agreed TO
the statements contained IN Dr. Macken'
.. z;e's bulletin. The crown prince, IN COM
nanv with DR.. Mackenzie. spent some
time ont of doors Saturday.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has writ
, fen a letter to the collector OF customs al
New York, in regard to the question
whether schedule tare might safel! o'
nrescr;bed for all surgas imported II
boosheads, tierces or bags. Judge May
), nard saws in view of the great varlatlon
+ hatween the different lots Of the sam
8 kinds Of packages, the department con
# cnrs with the collector at New YORK II
tho oninion that uniform rate on hogs
heads. tierces or bags containing snga
/ IS not only impracticable but would r@
sn1t in disadvantage to the governmen
i for the reason that the importer "oul
i sti,l have the right to claim actual tare
THE international contest hetwee
lake Kilrain, of Baltimore, and Je
ie Smith, of England, for dlamo'
'e belt and championships ofthe world too
"a Mace on the island of St. Pierre, IN II
IN river Seine, France, to-day, in the pre-
Id ence of about 100 persons. &. W. Atkl
con. referee, performed his duties WI
satisfaction to all concerned. Smith "
=: seconded by Jack Bo]dock and JACK III
- nor and was attended by Jem no"
and Dick Roberts. kilrain was second
VI -. bv Charley Mitchell and Ned Donnel
'n' and was attended by Charley Rowe
Messrs. Fleming and Harding acted
m time keepers and umpires. The nj
~. was remarkable for the perslstant VIZ
nm fling Of the men. In the fourth rou
of Smith was knocked nearly silly b
r.. terrific smack on the ear. Though Sm
~ had the worst of the falls, he fou
splendidly under the difficulty and
"A fresh as Kilrain when darkness ct
ms ped the fight at 4:45. One hundred